FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — As the New York Jets gathered for their first day of work in a week, they insisted their focus was on football and on this Sunday's opponent, the Seahawks, whom they will visit in Seattle.

Even those players such as Nick Mangold, who didn't have power in his New Jersey home, said there would be tunnel vision for everyone on the roster. Coach Rex Ryan and his staff are insisting on it, with Ryan noting that he used "blunt force trauma" to get the message across.

"Where we are, where we want to be, and how we plan on getting there," was what Ryan explained to his players Monday morning as they came off their bye week. While Ryan acknowledges the importance of dealing with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, he also recognizes there is no way of dealing with football in a halfway manner.

Mangold agreed that the Jets (3-5), coming off two straight losses, will "put all our efforts into Seattle."

"I think guys got that message," the center said. "We haven't helped ourselves much in the first half of the season."

Bills: Running back C.J. Spiller isn't going to second-guess the offensive game plan or start lobbying for more carries because that, he says, is not his job description.

Turns out, the NFL's leader in yards per carry doesn't need to stir the pot, because others were doing that for him Monday.

Coach Chan Gailey was on the defensive answering questions of why he abandoned the run in favor of a passing attack that ultimately lacked finish in a 21-9 loss at Houston on Sunday.

The Bills (3-5) attempted a season-low 16 runs — and only five in the second half — while the Ryan Fitzpatrick-led passing game fell short in settling for field goals. Buffalo has lost four of five and plays at New England (5-3) this Sunday.

Patriots: Prior to the NFL trading deadline on Thursday, which came during their bye week, the Patriots (5-3) acquired Aqib Talib from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite the shutdown cornerback's troubled past.

New England gave up a fourth-round pick in next year's draft for Talib, who has 18 interceptions since being selected by Tampa Bay with the 20th pick in 2008 out of Kansas. The Patriots also snared a 2013 seventh-round choice in the deal, as well.

However, Talib will miss the upcoming game against Buffalo (3-5) on Sunday while serving the final game of a four-game suspension he received for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

He said at the time of the suspension that he took an Adderall pill without a prescription "around the beginning of training camp."

New England coach Bill Belichickwouldn't divulge much about the acquisition during his weekly conference call with reporters Monday, other than saying Talib will report to the Patriots "when the league allows him to."

Jaguars: Running back Maurice Jones-Drew will miss Thursday night's game against Indianapolis. Jones-Drew is still wearing a walking boot on his sprained left foot and using a push cart to get around the facility. Jones-Drew has missed the past two games for Jacksonville, both after injuring his foot on the first play against Oakland on Oct. 21. Rashad Jenningswill continue to start in Jones-Drew's place. Coach Mike Mularkey says Jones-Drew's injury doesn't appear to be season ending. But the coach says Jones-Drew also is questionable to play Nov. 18 at Houston.